Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The voice, identical to Jiang Yining's, wafted up through the boat deck, carrying a sticky, fishy smell like seaweed.

Xie Wuwang tightened his grip on Jiang Yining's wrist, while his other hand reached for the rough oar beside him.

"Don't make a sound."

He lowered his voice, "The Thousand-Faced Nightmare. It devours the souls of those who fall into the water; with a single answer, one's fate must descend to join it."

The pounding on the hull intensified. Seeing no movement on the boat, the voice changed, taking on a hoarse quality reminiscent of Fan Chenxin's dying words: "Yi Ning, I'm in so much pain, save me..."

Jiang Yining's left hand, which was hanging by her side, suddenly clenched.

"Trying to test me with a dead body? You've chosen the wrong person."

She didn't respond, and instead broke free from Xie Wuwang's grip.

A flash of lightning appeared in his palm, and the purple-gold Soul-Devouring Vine shot out from his fingertips. Instead of going along the ship's side, it pierced through the gaps in the wooden planks at the bottom of the ship and plunged into the Black Sea.

"Crazy woman! She punctured the bottom of the boat to feed the fish?"

Xie Wuwang cursed under his breath.

"I can patch it up faster than it leaks."

Jiang Yining clenched her fist tightly in mid-air.

A piercing shriek came from underwater.

The purple-gold vines tightened on the seabed, and thick black blood surged to the surface, only to be completely devoured by the demonic vines and transformed into pure spiritual energy to nourish the Qi Sea.

The knocking stopped abruptly.

Jiang Yining retracted the vines and then used her wood energy to seal the gap tightly.

Xie Wuwang watched her movements and threw the oar he had picked up back onto the deck.

"That's ruthless. The ship recognizes you, so it's not a loss for them."

half a month later.

A lone boat drifted in the gray fog.

Jiang Yining sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat.

After half a month of baptism by the laws and absorption by the divine tree, the Qi and blood of the Condensation Realm of the Martial Spirit Realm within her body have been completely transformed into the spiritual power of the Profound Heaven Realm.

His Qi Sea expanded tenfold, his Thunder and Wood dual spiritual roots intertwined, and his cultivation level stabilized at the early stage of the Void Realm.

A fragrant aroma wafted towards my nose.

Xie Wuwang leaned against the mast, holding a dismantled iron skewer in his hand, on which hung a half-person-tall Void Spirit Fish.

He looked listless, his slender fingers flipping the iron skewer, the dark purple poison patterns faintly visible beneath his open robe.

The fish skin sizzled and dripped oil as it was roasted, and the aroma wafted straight into people's noses from the dry sea.

Jiang Yining got up, walked up to him, and reached out her hand.

Xie Wuwang glanced at her, removed the fish from the fire, and with his fingers like a sword, sliced ​​off the fattest part of the fish, including the head, into his jade plate.

Finally, he handed the remaining charred fish tail to Jiang Yining.

"Take it."

Xie Wuwang's lips curled into a wicked smile. "You eat my food, live in my house, and even practice on the bottom of my ship. It would be a great mercy of me to give you a share of the tail."

Jiang Yining looked at the piece of charcoal but didn't take it.

A thin, purple-gold demonic vine emerged from a gap in the ship's deck behind Xie Wuwang and snatched away the jade plate filled with fish meat in front of him.

With a "snap," the jade plate fell into Jiang Yining's hands.

Xie Wuwang looked at his empty hands and laughed in exasperation: "Trying to steal my food?"

"First come, first served."

Jiang Yining picked up a piece of fish and put it in her mouth. "It's a bit salty. Use less salt next time."

Xie Wuwang stared at her self-righteous face and gritted his teeth.

Just as he was about to speak, the lone boat began to rock violently.

The gray fog was forcibly torn apart.

Three golden beams of light crashed down and hovered in front of the lone boat.

The golden light dissipated, revealing three divine generals clad in dark gold armor and wielding spears of law.

The oppressive force of the Earthly Immortal Realm descended, causing the surrounding seawater to be compressed and dented by tens of feet.

"Found it."

The leading divine general stared intently at Jiang Yining, "You ant from the lower realm, you destroyed my divine domain's array plate and injured my divine palace elders. Today, I will extract your divine soul to report back to the Emperor!"

Jiang Yining swallowed the fish, wiped her hands, and looked up.

"A fairyland?"

Xie Wuwang sighed, threw the charred fish tail into the sea, and stood up straight.

The poisonous markings on his left arm began to spread upwards, climbing up to his cheek.

"I'll eat your fish, and then I'll have to work my life for you."

Xie Wuwang flexed his wrists. "What a huge loss."

"Will it work?"

Jiang Yining looked at his churning breath of poison and said, "If the poison takes hold, I might not be able to save him in time."

"Shut up and watch the ship."

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Wuwang vanished into thin air.

When it reappeared, it was already behind the two divine generals.

He didn't even use any magic weapons; his left hand, covered in poisonous patterns, transformed into a jet-black blade, imbued with the law of annihilation, and he casually swung it.

"Pfft!"

Two heads shot into the sky.

Before the primordial spirit could escape, it turned to ashes in the annihilating poisonous mist.

"How dare you, you brat!"

The remaining divine general's eyes were bloodshot with rage. The law spear in his hand burst forth with dazzling divine light and was hurled straight at Xie Wuwang.

Xie Wuwang could have easily dodged it, but the trajectory of the spear was aimed directly at the lone boat and Jiang Yining below.

He clicked his tongue, and instead of dodging, he grabbed at the spear with his bare hands.

But the moment he touched it, the suppressed poison of annihilation suddenly erupted, and the excruciating pain made his movements freeze for a moment.

"Sizzle—"

The spear pierced his left shoulder, and the immense force slammed him backward, pinning him firmly to the mast.

Fresh blood gushed out along the blood groove.

The god-general grinned maliciously, about to step forward and deliver the final blow.

A sudden clap of thunder rang out.

Jiang Yining soared into the air, and the phantom of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree appeared behind her.

The purple-gold vines coiled around the raging heavenly lightning, transforming into a long whip of thunder.

The divine general had just been grazed by Xie Wuwang's law of annihilation, and the golden light protecting his body was already on the verge of collapse.

With this whip, Jiang Yining used the power of the Nine Heavens Thunder to shatter the remaining golden light.

The long whip wrapped tightly around the god's neck, and Jiang Yining pulled hard, slamming him onto the deck.

"Soul Search!"

Her five fingers formed claws, crackling with lightning, and gripped the crown of the god's head.

The god let out a piercing scream as his memories were forcibly torn apart and extracted.

A few breaths later, Jiang Yining released her grip.

The god's primordial spirit collapsed, turning into an empty shell.

"Xuantian Divine Palace, Emperor Xuanqing."

Jiang Yining wiped the blood from her fingertips and sneered, "To find the 'Key to Breaking Boundaries,' you sacrificed the blood of hundreds of thousands of mortals. What a splendid Divine Realm Emperor."

She turned around and walked to the mast.

Xie Wuwang was nailed to a wooden pillar, his left side covered in blood and poisonous mist.

He watched Jiang Yining approach, a weak smile tugging at the corners of his lips: "Why aren't you watching the show anymore?"

Jiang Yining ignored his teasing and gripped the spear with both hands.

"Bear with it."

She exerted her strength and pulled the spear out.

Xie Wuwang groaned, his body losing its support, and he fell forward.

Jiang Yining caught him steadily.

The essence of the Pure Spirit Wood surged into the wound, sealing the blood and suppressing the rampant Poison of Annihilation back into the meridians.

Xie Wuwang took advantage of the situation and put most of his weight on her shoulders.

He was panting, his breath brushing against Jiang Yining's neck, his voice hoarse: "You were ruthless. You didn't even warn me before pulling out the spear."

Jiang Yining tilted her head slightly.

The two were very close to each other.

She could see the suppressed pain in his eyes and the eerie purple pupils caused by the poison.

"Even though I was ruthless, I didn't kill you."

Jiang Yining lowered her voice, but each word was clear: "Xie Wuwang, remember this: whoever touches anyone on my ship will die."

Xie Wuwang's breath hitched.

He looked at the lingering murderous intent in her eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Those eyes, already dulled by the poison, went completely dark.

"Are the people on your ship?"

He chuckled softly, a strange undertone in his voice, "Jiang Yining, you said those words yourself."